A study testing a new pharmacist-led service to improve medicine use in older adults.
- Conditions
- Problematic polypharmacyPublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000984594
- Lead Sponsor
- isheng Liu - University of Auckland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 256
Patients can qualify to take part in the study if they meet the following criteria:
- They are 65 years of age or older.
- Their current daily medicine regimen includes five or more medicines.
- They are presently prescribed one or more PIM indicators, as identified by the PolyScan tool.
- They can provide written informed consent, either by the patient or their welfare guardian/enduring power of attorney.
- They are registered at a general practice clinic that is participating in the study.
Pharmacists can qualify to take part in the study if they meet the following criteria:
- They possess a current Annual Practising Certification from the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand.
- They possess at least one year experience practising within general practice clinics.
GPs and NPs can qualify to take part in the study if they meet the following criteria:
- They are based in New Zealand.
Patients will be excluded if:
- They underwent a pharmacist-led medicine review within the last six months.
- They are unable to meet the requirements of the inclusion criteria.
Pharmacists, NPs/GPs will be excluded if:
- They are unable to meet the requirements of the inclusion criteria.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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